IHC Question

MikeSettles

IHC experts, why is this coin thicker?

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FC57Coins

Mike - your link doesn't seem to be working

kryptonitecomics

Try this one!!!

MikeSettles

Sorry, I'm new to this. I think I got it right now.

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tjkillian

Yes, the Indian Cent is thicker, as it should be. From 1859 through part of 1864 Indian Cents were make of Copper/Nickel and were on thicker planchets than those from the later part of 1864 through 1909. This is normal.

Tom

Placid

It might be something, might not. If you can afford to gamble go for it. Maybe it's a rpd.

MikeSettles

Thanks Tom

I'm thinking of collecting IHCs and want to learn more before I start buying.

Mike

shylock

He states it's thicker than other 1863s he's seen and it appears to be thicker than your standard copper-nickel. Breen writes that "thick-flan" specimans of the proofs produced in 1863, said to be pure copper, were experimental and rare. This has a copper-nickel look to it so it's anyone's guess as to what it actually is. Think I remember a similar, if not the same, raw coin show up on Ebay last year.